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Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Chinese Sausage Recipe

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

What you’ll learn: Savory-sweet, smoky and intensely flavorful Chinese sausage (lap cheong) pairs well with roasted Brussels sprouts. Only 5 ingredients, less than 20 minute recipe Cooks in one pan, all in the oven... (read more)

What is Chinese Sausage?

Chinese sausage is unlike any meat you’ve ever eaten before. “Lap Cheong” 臘腸 is made from pork and is marinated and smoked. You can also find Chinese sausage made from duck liver or pork liver too (darker deep reddish/brown color).

Flavor: sweet-salty, smokey, savory and unctuous with little pockets of fat that just melt during cooking. Think of candied bacon. Or when maple syrup from your pancake pools onto your thick bacon. That’s about the closest I can get to a description.

How to store Chinese sausage

Most Asian supermarkets will stock Chinese sausage – since it’s dried, cured and smoked, the package will last for over a year if unopened (also check the expiration date on package). You can also freeze the package for a long time If you’ve opened a package and only use a few links, wrap the remaining tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 6 months or store in freezer.

I like to keep at least 1 package in my pantry at all times, it’s so easy to just throw a few links into my steaming rice (see below for recipes and instructions).

Kam Yen Jan (see photo) is the brand that’s the most popular (and it’s a product of U.S.A.) If you’re not near an Asian market, you can buy Chinese sausage on Amazon for about the same price as the markets.

Since Chinese sausage stores very well in the pantry, refrigerator or freezer, don’t be afraid to buy the 3-pack from Amazon. In addition to this recipe, here are more ways you can use Chinese sausage.

How to Cook

Cut the Chinese sausage into 1/2″ pieces. Keep the ingredients separated on a baking sheet. The Chinese sausage cooks faster than the Brussels sprouts, so this will make it easier to remove from pan. Toss ONLY the Brussels sprouts with a little cooking oil. The sausage does not need oil (it’s got plenty of fat!)

Roast in oven for 7 minutes, or until the Chinese sausage is slightly browned, and you can see the fat sizzling on its surface. Remove pan from oven and scoop out the Chinese sausage to a plate.

Return Brussels sprouts to oven to finish roasting for another 5-10 minutes (depending on the size of your Brussels sprouts).

The Brussels sprouts are done when they are lightly browned and tender. Season the Brussels sprouts with the fish sauce (or soy sauce). You an also you Bragg’s Liquid Aminos, Tamari (Gluten Free) or Coconut Aminos (Paleo friendly). The Chinese sausage do not need any seasoning.

Ingredients:

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400F. On a baking sheet, toss the quartered Brussels sprouts with the cooking oil. Make some space on the baking sheet for the Chinese sausage. The Chinese sausage will cook next to the Brussels sprouts, but do not mix them together.

Add the Chinese sausage on the baking sheet. Bake for 7-10 minutes (make sure the sausage does not burn). Remove baking sheet from oven, remove Chinese sausage to a serving bowl, set aside. Give the Brussels sprouts a toss, and return them to the oven to bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, until tender and lightly browned. Timing depends on size of Brussels sprouts - pierce with fork to see if tender.

Drizzle the fish sauce over the Brussels sprouts, season with black pepper and toss well. Add the Brussels sprouts to the serving bowl with the Chinese sausage and mix well.

Love the idea of this recipe. I’m always looking for more Asian-inspired veggie side dishes. I really like lap cheong, plus this recipe seems so simple! Do you think I could sub the sprouts with think cabbage slices/wedges?

I normally hate chinese sausage but cooked the above recipe because my mother had it laying around in the fridge. So quick n easy to prepare and cook. I detest fish sauce so opted for the soy sauce substitute.

My mother was hesitant at first to give it a go, stating that I was making her a guinea pig AGAIN by testing my cooking skills on her! The meal was a winner with both of us!!!

I will definitely cook this again…plus have shared with my family to try it out.

I had no idea what Chinese sausage was before this post, you have introduced me to something completely new. So intriguing! But I am the biggest fan of Maple tasting bacon/candied bacon! And Brussels Sprouts, how I love them! They are the biggest hunger-squashing veggies out there. They literally slash my appetite in half.